AP Vocabulary Lesson 60 Flashcards
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12530809130 | balm | a soothing substance or one that gives relief | 0 | |
12530809131 | conservatory | a greenhouse or place where plants are raised; a school for music and art | 1 | |
12530809132 | demur | to hesitate, to delay, to object | 2 | |
12530809133 | demure | serious, reserved, coy | 3 | |
12530809134 | expiate | to atone or to make amends for a sin or a crime | 4 | |
12530809135 | fountainhead | principal source or origin | 5 | |
12530809136 | furrow | to make wrinkles or grooves | 6 | |
12530809137 | hallmark | a distinguishing characteristic or trait | 7 | |
12530809138 | inclement | stormy, severe | 8 | |
12530809139 | jaded | weary from overuse, surfeited | 9 | |
12530809140 | juxtapose | to place close together or side by side | 10 | |
12530809141 | loiter | to stand idly or to linger aimlessly | 11 | |
12530809142 | mince | to restrain one's speech or to euphemize in order to show politeness | 12 | |
12530809143 | monolithic | massive and rigidly fixed uniformly | 13 | |
12530809144 | obeisance | an attitude of respect; a gesture made in token of respect | 14 | |
12530809145 | peccadillo | a slight offense, a small fault | 15 | |
12530809146 | polemicist | one skilled in argument and in refuting attacks | 16 | |
12530809147 | propound | to put forth for discussion or analysis | 17 | |
12530809148 | renege | to go back on one's word | 18 | |
12530809149 | repast | a meal | 19 | |
12530809150 | rudiment | an essential element or skill, also the early stages of development | 20 | |
12530809151 | sieve | a utensil for sifting or straining | 21 | |
12530809152 | tether | to fasten or to confine as with a rope | 22 | |
12530809153 | urban | having to do with a city or characteristic of a city | 23 | |
12530809154 | vouchsafe | to grant in a condescending manner | 24 |